Loukas Mistelis is the Clive M. Schmitthoff Professor of Transnational Commercial Law and Arbitration at Queen Mary, University of London. He is a member of the Centre for Commercial Law Studies where he is Director of the School of International Arbitration. He maintains a selective arbitration and consulting practice in respect of international commercial and investment disputes, secured transactions and complex contractual matters, including e-commerce and technology matters. He has also participated in a number of experts groups, including for the UK Department of Trade and Industry, the International Chamber of Commerce, UNCITRAL and UNCTAD. He has been a Visiting Professor at Columbia University School of Law, Keio University in Tokyo and teaches at the NYU in London program.
Laurence Shore is a dual U.S./U.K. qualified Partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is Co-Chair of the firm's International Arbitration Practice Group. Mr. Shore's practice focuses on international arbitration. He has been the lead advocate in a large number of arbitration cases under, for example, the ICC, LCIA, AAA, UNCITRAL and Swiss Rules. He also has sat as an arbitrator in cases under the ICC, Cairo Regional Centre, and LCIA Rules. In addition to his work as an arbitration practitioner, Mr. Shore has tried cases in the United States courts and in England's High Court. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Mr. Shore was a Partner at Herbert Smith in London, where he practiced since 1995, serving as the Head of the international arbitration group since 2005.
Dr. Stavros Brekoulakis is an academic who works and advises on dispute resolution matters. His legal expertise focuses on arbitration in the context of international business transactions, affecting construction projects, shipping and insurance contracts, international trade, investments, trading agreements with developing countries, Eastern Europe and EC law.
Hans Smit is the Stanley H. Fuld Professor of Law at Columbia University School of Law. Professor Smit is acknowledged as an internationally renowned expert in the fields of International Law and Arbitration and has published numerous books and articles on International Arbitration and International Law and Procedure. Professor Smit has been a visiting professor at the University of Paris and has consulted on legal reform at the World Bank. He is also a member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences and International Academy of Comparative Law. From 1960 to 1969 Professor Smit was a Reporter to the U.S. Commission on International Rules of Judicial Procedure. He is a former Adviser to the U.S. Delegation to UNCITRAL.
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
Desmond Ang is an associate in the Hong Kong office of O’Melveny & Myers LLP and a member of the International Practice.
Philippe Bärtsch is a Senior Associate in Schellenberg Wittmer's International Arbitration Group in Geneva.
Lawrence Boo was formerly CEO/Registrar (1991-1996) and Deputy Chairman (2004-2009) of the SIAC.
James E. Castello, is a partner in the Paris office of King & Spalding International LLP and a member of the firm's International Arbitration Group.
Ignacio de Castro is the Deputy Director of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center.
Laila El Shentenawi, MLB, is a Legal Advisor at The Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration CRCICA and an attorney at law in Egypt.
Jason A. Fry, LLB, BCL (Oxon), FCIArb; Secretary General, ICC International Court of Arbitration (Paris).
J. Martin Hunter, Barrister, Essex Court Chambers, London; FCIArb; Professor of International Dispute Resolution, Nottingham Trent University; Visiting Professor, King’s College London.
Michael J. Moser is an international attorney and arbitrator with long experience in Asia.
Marie Öhrström is a Senior Associate and Business Development Lawyer at Setterwalls Lawfirm, Stockholm.
Anne Véronique Schlaepfer is a partner in Schellenberg Wittmer’s arbitration group in Geneva.
Sarah Theurich joined the legal staff of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center in 2006.
